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Parents get angry as Florida school voucher system struggles to keep up

October 28, 2023 at 8:17 a.m.

Florida families receiving school vouchers for their children with special needs say the state program is a “godsend.” They don’t have the same feelings for the organization that manages the state’s newly...

Florida school voucher funds began trickling into parent and private school accounts over the weekend, days after complaints surfaced that delayed payments were threatening to derail children’s education.

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Florida school voucher money is flowing again, but delays persist

September 26, 2023 at 1:40 p.m.

Florida school voucher funds began trickling into parent and private school accounts over the weekend, days after complaints surfaced that delayed payments were threatening to derail children’s education.

The disruption appears to have affected thousands of students, while parents and school officials say they have been unable to get answers from those in charge of the $4 billion voucher system.

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Florida families say school vouchers are unpaid, causing major disruption

September 22, 2023 at 8:11 a.m.

The disruption appears to have affected thousands of students, while parents and school officials say they have been unable to get answers from those in charge of the $4 billion...

Florida school district leaders say frustration is mounting as they try to enforce new education laws regarding gender issues, sex, library books and race.

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Florida school districts express frustration with changing state edicts

September 14, 2023 at 3:09 p.m.

Florida school district leaders say frustration is mounting as they try to enforce new education laws regarding gender issues, sex, library books and race.

Theme park passes, 55-inch TVs, and stand-up paddleboards are among the approved items that school voucher recipients can buy to use at home.

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Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets and TVs. Is that OK?

September 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

Theme park passes, 55-inch TVs, and stand-up paddleboards are among the approved items that school voucher recipients can buy to use at home.

With the availability of the popular Advanced Placement psychology course still in question, Orange County and some other Florida school districts are pivoting to other college-level options.

Orange, other Florida schools stick with alternatives to disputed AP psychology class

August 5, 2023 at 2:17 p.m.

With the availability of the popular Advanced Placement psychology course still in question, Orange County and some other Florida school districts are pivoting to other college-level options.

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Parents get angry as Florida school voucher system struggles to keep up

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Florida school voucher money is flowing again, but delays persist

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Florida families say school vouchers are unpaid, causing major disruption

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Florida school districts express frustration with changing state edicts

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Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets and TVs. Is that OK?

Orange, other Florida schools stick with alternatives to disputed AP psychology class

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State, not school boards, will get final say on banned books

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Florida students show progress under new testing system

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A Florida school raised tuition because of vouchers. Will more follow?